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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Nelson County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
45
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
21
43
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
38
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
17
38
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
37
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
37
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson County (Kentucky)
3 Families width 18 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson County (Kentucky)
15 Genera with 18 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson County (Kentucky)
18 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Nelson County (Kentucky)
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org